Safety gutter bracket for roofers



Sept. 12, 1933.

w. T. M ALPINE 1,9 6,207

S'AFETY'GUTTER BRACKET FOR HOOFERS Filed Dec. 5, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Sept. 12, 1933. w. T. MacALPlNE 1,925,207

SAFETY GUTTER BRACKET FOR ROOFERS Filed Dec. 5, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Sept. 12, 1933 I UNITED STATES PATENTJQTFFICE- 7 SAFETYGUT'I'ER 1,926,207 p I BRACKET roa ROOFERS William T. MacAlpine,Wakefield, Mass. Application December 5, 1931. Serial No. 579,318 3Claims. (01. 304-15) .10 manently attached to the roof and to which thegutter bracket may be attached whenever desired for the purpose oflaying slate, asbestos, asphalt, shingles, tile or copper on the roof. Iattain the objects of my invention by the mechanism illus- .I' trated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectionthrough a building showing my bracket in side elevation;

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of my bracket mechanism;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the bracket hook and associated mechanism;I

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3 at right angles thereto; I

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of the anchor- 3 1mg plate Fig. 6 is atop plan view of same; and Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation showing anextension 22 of member 3.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings and especially Fig. 1, there isillustrated a section 01' a building in which the letter S designatestheside wall consisting of studding and laths, pro- .'i videcl with asuitable horizontal beam or caprmember C on which are supported therafters B which are covered with the roofing or shingles R. I provide anupper horizontal bracket member 1, a vertical bracket member 2, a lowerhorizontal 1i bracket member 3, and an upper vertical bracket member 4.I provide a suitable brace 5 riveted or bolted to bracket members 2 and3 to secure them in right angular positions to each other, a similarbrace 6 securing bracket members 2 and 1' .51 in right angular positionsto each other, and a similar brace 7 securing bracket members 1 and 4 inright angular positions to each other, as shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings. H I provide suitable strips or plates 8 on the upper 5 end ofbracket member 4 to secure a suitable hand rail 9 to this bracketmember. I also provide suitable planks 10 mounted on the upperhorizontal bracket member 1 to provide a stage floor and a verticallydisposed toe board 11 to prevent articles from being pushed off over theedge of the floorrivets or bolts 12.

ing. The braces 5, 6 and 7 are attached to the respective bracketmembers by suitable nuts and bolts 12. Attached to the lower verticalbracket member 2 I provide a hook having L-shaped shank 13 and a hookmember'14 for attaching the bracket staging to an anchoring member overthe gutter.

I provide a novel anchor plate 15 of metal having a downturned orL-shaped end 16 sharpened or pointed to permit of its being driven into55,; a rafter of the roof; and I also provide a series of apertures 17in the anchor plate 15 through which suitable nails 24 are driven tofasten the anchor plate to a rafter of the roof. This anchor plate 15 isprovided with an opening 18 at the 7 lower end to receive the hook 14.The shank 13 of the hook is fastened to the bracket member 2 and to' ablock 20 mounted in the channel of said bracket member, by means ofrivets or bolts 19, as shown in Fig. 1. 75,

Referring to Fig. 7 of the drawings, it will be noted that there isprovided a telescoping extension bar 22 in the channel of the horizontalbracket member 3. The bar 22 isprovided with spaced, apertures 23 whichmay be aligned with the apertures 21' in bracket member 3 and secured inan adjusted position on member-.3 by

-In use the anchor plates 15 are first fastened securely to rafters ofthe roof and the staging is 85,

erected by engagingthe'hook 14 in the aperture 18 of the anchor plate15, a very firm and safe anchoring means for the staging. The free endof lower bracket member 3 rests against the side S of the building andwhen the arrangement of the building makes it desirable, the bracketmember may be extended by utilizing the extension bar 22 in the mannerillustrated in Fig. 7, whereby-the staging will stand out farther fromthe wall or side of the house. It will be seen that the device can bereadily assembled or disassembled and that it provides a very safegutter bracket for holding staging. After the work of laying slate,asbestos, asphalt, shingles, tile or copper, or painting the roof, orwhatever is nec- 1110 essary, has been completed, the plate 15 may beremoved and the roof covered with material where the plate came out. Thetoe board 11 and hand rail 9 are provided to comply with a State law onthe subject of staging in. applicants home State. The brackets may be ofany suitable ma terial, preferably light channel iron.

What I claim is:

1. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of an anchorplate adapted to be sea toe board and a hand rail.

cured to the rafter of a roof, said anchor plate having an opening in anend projecting beyond the roof, a hook adapted to engage in said openingin the anchor plate, a vertical bracket member to which the hook isfastened, a lower horizontal bracket member disposed at right angles tothe first mentioned bracket member and having its free end restingagainst the side of the house, an upper horizontal bracket memberaffixed to theaforesaid bracket member and adapted to support the stageflooring, and man upper vertical bracket member adapted to support 2. Incombination with the apparatus defined in claim 1, braces attached toadjacent bracket members to securely hold same in their proper rightangular relations.

3. In combination with the apparatus defined in claim 1, braces attachedto adjacent bracket members to securely hold same in their proper rightangular relations, and an extensible bar mounted in the lower horizontalbracket member for adjusting the device to houses which differ in theextent to which the roof overhangs the side walls of the house. a

WILLIAM T. MACALPINE.

